Pacifica’s California Star Jasmine Body Butter ($18), the newest addition to the company’s line of fragrant moisturizers, makes me want to drop everything right now and drive down to Santa Cruz for dinner.
A warm mix of jasmine and orange set to a base of musky driftwood, the scent reminds me of leisurely walks along the Beach Boardwalk at night, and it feels cozier than the other Pacifica Body Butters I’ve been wearing lately (Brazilian Mango Grapefruit, Hawaiian Ruby Guava and Malibu Lemon Blossom).
If I leave the house now, I could be cycling through the seaside town in my knit sweater, shorts and flip flops before dusk, a cool summer breeze blowing through my hair…
The bright packaging even looks like the design on one of my favorite surf T’s. 🙂 I’ve kept the tube on my desk all weekend long, applying the lotion frequently to my hands whenever I’ve needed a quick boost, ala “Calgon take me away!”
Like Pacifica’s other products, it’s a little pricey, but if you’re fond of comfy white florals and beachy scents, I think it’s well worth checking out. Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: A-
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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Kristen says
August 21st, 2010 at 7:24 pmI’m obsessed with this one. I actually made excuses to check a bag on my last weekend trip so I could take the whole tube with me. And then I figured since I was already checking a bag, might as well take along the Tahitian Gardenia too!
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Karen says
August 22nd, 2010 at 9:32 amYou’re so lucky the Tahitian Gardenia works on you! I love the scent on other people, just not on me ’cause (it smells like parsley).
Kristen says
August 22nd, 2010 at 1:56 pmParsley! Oh dear. My personal hell would be cilantro, but parsley body butter sounds rather heinous.
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Nina says
August 21st, 2010 at 8:13 pmThat seems like it would be awesome <333
Karen says
August 22nd, 2010 at 9:32 amIt smells really good! Hopefully they’ll have it at your Sephora soon so you can sniff it.
Appu says
August 21st, 2010 at 8:33 pmWow! Jasmine and Orange sounds really nice 🙂 I tried sniffing the blood orange one at Sephora and that seemed awesome too!! Am wondering which one should I get ? 🙂
Karen says
August 22nd, 2010 at 9:31 amIt depends on what you want. If you want something warmer and cozier, maybe go for the Jasmine. The Blood Orange scent is brighter and more invigorating.
Hyzenthlay says
August 21st, 2010 at 9:39 pmI forgot to smell this at Nugget when I was there today! I even spent time at the Pacifica section, and ended up buying a bar of soap in the rose scent. I also smelled the Love & Toast stuff, and ended up getting a rollerball of the Persimmon Plum scent. It’s nice, doesn’t last too long though.
Karen says
August 22nd, 2010 at 9:30 amNugget market! Now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time!
BTW, we ended up stopping by Davis on our way back home from Reno. I had a paella burrito at Dos and thought of you.
The town has TOTALLY changed. I usually navigate via land marks and I barely recognized any of it all.
ace says
August 22nd, 2010 at 6:56 amthat looks incredible!! i love white florals, especially jasmine… ill have to add this to my list of things to try 🙂
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Karen says
August 22nd, 2010 at 9:29 amGreat! I hope you like it.
amy says
August 22nd, 2010 at 4:22 pmHmmm I love how warm and floral this sounds. I have been wearing their Tahitian Gardenia perfume and body butter but it is a cooler and greener scent.
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Vonvon says
August 22nd, 2010 at 8:56 pmThe packaging is awesome, love those bright stripes!!!
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November 7th, 2012 at 4:22 amI absolutely love your blog Karen, You are the best:) I will definitely get myself one of these and a good facial scrubbing while I’m at it. I Just discovered this great place the other day (https://vimeo.com/50179374) and I cant stop going back coz its such an amazing experience